Stephen+A.'s+Current+Events



Stephen A.'s Current Events



Current Event #1:

Title: "Rwandan Opposition Figure Arrested for Genocide" Date: (Feb. 8, 2010) Source: The AFP Summary: A man named Joseph Ntawagundi was arrested after being in exile for his absence during the Rwanden genocide. Ntawagundi was sentenced to 19 years in prison in his absence for his perpetration and involvement in the Rwanden Genocide. He was an aid to the leader of the Unified Democratic Party which was involved in the genocide and during his absence was training for two years in Sweden for the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. As a result, Ntawagundi is using this as an alibi to the crimes alledged towards him claiming that he could have never been where he was supposed to be in order to commit the crimes accused to him.

Opinion: In my opinion, regardless of who Joseph Ntawagundi was associated with, if he did not commit the crimes he was accused of, then he should not be punished. In order for genocide to be defeated justice must be exercised, and sentencing an innocent man to nearly 20 years in prison is not justice, but revenge.

I agree on the fact that a man should not be punished if he cannot be rightfully convicted for his actions. That being said, if he is a suspect in something as serious as genocide, he should be watched carefully under surveillance and if evidence is produced connecting him with the genocide, then he should be rightfully prosecuted and punished. Alex Y.

I also agree that he should not be punished if he did not do it. Linda S.